McMillin was serving in the Army's 57th Field Artillery Battalion, towing 105mm howitzers behind trucks, and wearing a summer weight field jacket and long underwear. McMillin, an 86-year-old retired electrical engineer from Elkhorn, and Boulden were interviewed about their experiences earlier this year and will be featured in the two-hour American Experience documentary "The Battle of Chosin" airing on public television stations in Wisconsin at 8 p.m. That's what it was like," said Boulden, 87, of Burlington. "Next time you see an ant hill, stick your foot in and stir it up and see what happens. More than 120,000 Chinese troops encircled the frozen reservoir trapping American Marines and soldiers like McMillin and Boulden who fought back under brutal conditions, sometimes in hand to hand combat with a foe that attacked at night.
Marines, were encamped in the large reservoir shivering in summer uniforms and skimpy shelter in the snow. 27, 1950 - just four days after Thanksgiving - the Chinese 9th Army poured over the border into the Chosin Reservoir in northeastern Korea, shocking American and United Nations troops. View Gallery: Korean War veterans in Chosin Battle documentary
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